Aloha Spirit - Boat Work

Hey Gang

I was surfing the web this morning and checked out the Aloha Spirit website. Looks like Shawn and the crew have been pretty busy with some Boat Work during the offseason. Here is a little blurb from their Website - Aloha Spirit Sportfishing



Recent News 020609 Hello everyone we have been really busy on the boat with putting a new deck on the boat, painting the house, hull and bulworks. We put in a water heater and a spare bait pump along with a new grill in the galley. We are getting rid of those annoying cletes along the inside of the boat that we all seem to find when walking up the sides of the boat. In the bow we have put in a all stainless anchor system instead of the wood plank we used to have. We will have some pictures on here shortly. We still have good dates available for 2009 so give us a call.

Shawn and the crew

Man, I was on the Spirit this past December and I thought the boat was in pretty sweet shape. A little Make-Over just in time for our Jay Maeda Rock Fish Opener Charter next week. Can't wait to check out the new look.

PS - There will be NO loose torpedo sinkers banging against the freshly painted Wheelhouse or Bulworks on our trip. Watch me put a nice ding in the new paint job - D'oh!!!!!

Spectra and Jax Jigs!!!!!!

Big Corona 2007

So I was going through some old files on my computer and I ran across a pdf file a friend had sent a while back. The pictures below are from the Big April 2007 Swell that hit Big Corona. Check out the waves rolling through Newport Harbor. Cowabunga.....







John Cunningham from Newport Bait Company has to be shredding it up in one of these shots.

Thanks for the pictures Mr. Cartmell

A Royal Star Report

Mike Sakasagawa - 221#

From: Mike Sakasagawa
Date: Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 10:55 AM
Subject: Web Album - 2009 Royal Star 16 Day to Mag Bay
To: bob.bobssportinggoods@gmail.com

Bob....here's are the pics of my recent 16 day aboard the Royal Star I promised. I included several pics of the dishes the cooks drummed up for us, because this was a part of the trip that could not be overly praised. I think the pics of the beautifully crafted dishes will speak for themselves. Truly a once in a lifetime trip both from a fishing and experience perspective!

Check out some of the pictures from Mike's OnLine Photo Album
2009 Royal Star 16 Day to Mag Bay

My First 200 of the Trip (215lb)

My Beautiful Mike Naoe Crafted 6465XXH with Accurate 50 - 200lb JB Spectra & 150 Blackwater Fluoro Ballooning a Pinned Sardine

The Most Common "Cow" Terminal Set Up Recommended by the Royal Star Crew (Crimped Eagle Claw 2004 9/0 on 130# Blackwater Fluoro with Teflon Chafing Tube)

Todd Phillip's 247

Hooking Up with the American Angler

Stas Vellonakis's Massive 309

My 221 on a Nose Hooked Mackie on the Slide

Mike on the Rail

From Left Back- (Rob McAdam, Steve Kimbrough, Kevin Leong, Don Lucius, Bob Pound, Bart Ryder, Stas Vellonakis) From Front Left (Todd Phillips, Mike Neal)

Check out the full story on their website
Royal Star Current Conditions.

Way to go Mike - BINGO

182# YFT Caught on a Blue/White 6X

Dr. Corey Burak on the American Angler

Hey Gang

I got this email from Matt on an outstanding catch on a recent trip on the American Angler. Check it out

From: mattsalas@originalsalaslures.com

Subject: Fwd: Photos of the 182# YFT Caught on a Blue/White 6X (from Gary Teraoka)

Date: Monday, January 19, 2009, 4:28 PM

Hi Matt,

Thank you again for supporting my Jan 2009 Accurate sponsored American Angler trip. The passengers really enjoyed your jigs. There was even some bartering for the Pink 6X Jr. One was also used to catch one of the two Wahoo.





Dr. Corey Burak (orthopedic surgeon) got a 182# YFT with his own Blue/White 6X. Enclosed are a couple of photos that I took. I thought that you might consider using one of them for next years 2010 Bill Roecker calendar photo. I will copy Dr. Corey Burak on this e-mail, if you want to get in touch with him. Corey did tell me that he had no objections if you wanted to use my photo of him and his YFT. The third photo (#5612) includes deckhand Bobby (aka Bubbles) who gave Corey a little assistance in landing this big jig fish on a undersized outfit. Also the treble hook broke (during extraction by the crew), so I have the actual 6X jig that Corey used, and he would like to get a new hook installed. Preferably a single hook.

Thanks again, Gary Teraoka



Whoa!!!! What a biggie on the Iron. Thanks for the story Matt and Gary